Islamabad: At least nine Pakistanis were killed in Iranian city of Saravan on Saturday.
“Deeply shocked by horrifying killing of nine Pakistanis in Saravan. Embassy will extend full support to bereaved families. Counsel Zahidan is already on his way to incident site and hospital where injured are under treatment. We called upon Iran to extend full cooperation in the matter,” Pakistan’s ambassador to Iran Muhammad Mudassir said in a statement posted on his social media handle.
Earlier the day, Iran’s Mehr news agency that “according to witnesses, this morning unknown armed men killed nine non-Iranians in a house in the Sirkan neighbourhood of Saravan city” in the Sistan-Baluchistan province.
The agency added that no group or individuals had claimed responsibility.
The victims hailed from districts including Multan, Muzaffaragarh, and Bahawalpur.